The race went about as well as I could have hoped. My goal left unmentioned yesterday was to beat 1:45 so a pace of 8:00/mile.
The weather was perfect. Something like 60 degrees at the start and mostly cloudy throughout. The course was fine. Other runners around me were complaining about running through corn and bean fields. This was not an issue for me
. The loose gravel was fine too, just a fresh layer of gravel over tar. Again, not an issue.
I started faster than I intended but had no problem keeping my pace throughout. I think I was able to run all miles under 8:00 but mile 11 or 12 was close because I stopped for a drink.
I'm not sure about the official time - I had to leave pretty quickly after finishing to pick up my son from football - but it was close to 1:42:40.
How could I forget? The biggest accomplishment was finally passing wedgie guy in front of me. The guy had the worst self-inflicted wedgie I've ever seen and he would not let me pass him. He finally stopped for a drink around 6:00 and I was able to lose him. This poor guy's thighs have to be on fire right now.